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Premier Catalog Auction Day 2

Fri, Jul 13, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 599

Kyoto Porcelain Square Bottle

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Japanese, 18th/19th century, square bottle decorated in relief and enameled colors with lions among flowers in a rocky garden, the top decorated with a crane in flight, 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.

Note: Accompanying is an old label which reads, "From Mace Muller's Collection - Imari. Water bottle bought in Kioto in 1627. only two made, maker then died."

Condition

losses to gilt, wear to base